Common stressors/symptoms include:

• Bullying

• Weight Management/Obesity

• Holidays

• Back-to-school

• Schoolwork/grades/academic performance

• Sports performance

• Relationships with friends and parents

• Divorce/family disruption/new family

• Romantic break-ups

• Peer pressure/acceptance

• Moving/new school

• Transitioning from middle to high school

• Low self-esteem

• Headaches

• Sleep disturbances

• Social withdrawal/avoidance

• Anger, irritability and aggression

• Change in appetite

• Feeling of hopelessness, sadness

• Fear of failure

• General/social anxiety

• Pressure to succeed

• Family loss or tragedy

• Loss of a friend or classmate

• Anxiety and depression - suicide